Tractor grain binder



April 29, 1930.

Filed Febv 9, 1928 A. P. KAMRowsKI TRACTOR GRAIN BINDER .'5 Sheets-Sheetl ttormgy April 29, 1930. A. P. KAMRowsKI TRACTOR GRAIN BINDER FiledFeb. 9, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor man Zzwmz B 'y Attorny April 29,1930. A. P. KAMRowswKl 1,756,199

TRACTOR GRAIN BINDER Filed Feb. 9, 1928 5 sheets-sheet 5 Inventor ttormyPatented Apr. 29, 19310 mlms'ffxelmovstor QOQHBANE, Wisconsin the pants,elia tgeein",liirldaer mey fbiefmeunted v 1 v45 on the-tneetorto@beieerrieditherebyrendgto beeperetedtherebyi Anetherfveryelmponteutfeature-eliminframe Structure lier-.the pertsieftlle hinder ttfeehed to'ithevtraeter fier .iposetiening tthe; Y ts :pf .the binde in l,properLeoreletyepesitm fin ,respectfteaerenotller..- f Anether,verfy:fmpertantrffeemre OEthe-ntractor and binder structure of this11e-ture yrhzmfing;e dlzvingeonnectonwith the tlzator rtzhrolugh ttfheAmetal 'take .of ,fp ulley .shelf-tnt ftheeruture. f f f A furtherimportant object go ithe aimentism Yresides elle ploesen 0i' a platformetructu iin, xtlator gran. binder of this 25 mdatng .the .mateur-Qi'rthe-fgnound -ovier .whlQlLthe fmeehln is Opere.ting such-es when theplatfglm lis fepereting alQng a hillside-tor thelike -relflable .1,11iitslqperetien b d*numelwsherlobjects 'I of the machine embodying-,tbeegtplgesiqf my Y'edi21.0.@1115:the 'front .end .and aib am View Y,nEig-'ure 4l is detail View Aoi .gearillgfgfprf .transmitting motion tofthereel, and

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- The letter denotes generally my ifmyproyed ,attachment framewfvllchgis gfplgmed merge l:xgto outwardly ancl-leterelly eS" eng-epm@ Vby ashaft 31 in the usual well known maiinei'.

This shaft 31 has a sprocket 32 on one end thereof. A shaft 33 isjournaled in the bearing 22 and has a sprocket 34 at one end and asprocket 35 at-Vthe other end thereof. A chain 36 is trained oversprockets 32 and 35. A sickle 37 is mounted across the front end of theplatform 29 and the bar thereof is operated by a pitman 38 eccentricallyengaged with a disk 39 asat 40.

The disk 39- is fixed on a stub shaft 41` journaled on a bracket 42 atthe lower right hand corner of the U-shaped portion U of the frame F.This shaft 41 has a sprocket 43 fixed thereon. Bearings 45 and 46 aremounted below the arm 12 and the inwardly y turned end respectively androtatably re- Vceives a shaft 47 on the front end of which is mounted a'sprocket 48 and on the'rear end of which is mounted a beveled pinion 49'meshing with abeveled pinion 50 fixed on the pulley shaft 8 in place ofthe usual pulley. An apron elevator 51 inclinesupwardly from and to theside of the platform V29 to extend between arms 14 and 16 and the usuallower apron thereof (not shown) is Vopera-ted lby a sprocket 52 andshaft 53 which operates the-upper apron thereof (not l shown) by a shaft54 and'gearing and 56. A shaft 57V is journaled in a bearing 58 mountedon the arm 11 longitudinally of the frame F. Asprocket 59 is mounted onthe front end of this shaft 57 and a beveled 68 on one end and asprocket 69 on the other1 72 on which is mounted a sprocket 73. chain 74is trained over the sprockets 7 3 and end thereof. y A chain 70 istrained over the sprockets 68 and 64. A link'71 is rockable on the shaft67 and rotatably receivesa shaft A 69. VA link is rockableras at 76 onthe depending arm 14 adjacent the lower end thereof andis pivotallyengaged as at'77 with rising bracket 78 theupper end of which is formedto provide arm extensions 79 in the extremities of which Yis Joui'naledthe shaft 72 of a reel structure 8O that extends across Vthe platform. Alever 81 is rockable inter- "pme'diate its ends as at` 82 on the upperpor' tion of the depending arms 14 and has a pin "and slot connection 83with an intermediate portion ofthe rising bracket 78. Suitable" means"84 is associated with the lever 81-so las to l hold "it in f differentadj usted Y position.

",It'will be quite apparent from a considera? tion of thelever z81 andassociated parts'thatV this lever 81 may be adjustedfor raising andlowering the reel structure 8O and that the links 66 and 71 with thechain and sprocket mechanism associated therewith will automaticallyadjust themselves to accommodate the height of the reel for thecontinued operation thereof as will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds. A chainV 86 trainedover the sprockets 48,V 52, 59, 34 and 43so that when the sprocket 48 is rotated through the shaft 47 the pinions49 and 50 `from the pulley shaft 8 all of the other sprockets 52, 34 and45 will rotate in a similar directiontherewith throughthe chain 86therebyV causing theV operation of the reel through the chain andsprocket mechanisms onvlinks 66 and 71 and the operation of the sicklelbar through the pitman and disk on the shaft 41 and, of course theapron of the apron Aelevator 51 willqbe actuated by the sprockets 52Vand vassociated gearing. The numeral 87 denotes the butter mechanism ofconventional construction leading downwardly from the upperend of theapron elevator or conveyor structure 51. A binding mechanism 88 is atthe lower end of the but# ter mechanism 87 and is operated by a shaft 89`operatively connectedwith the shaft 47 by a chain and sprocketmechanism 90.A A

bundle platform 91 projects laterallyV from the sideV bar-19 Vbelow thebinder mechanism 88. f Y

It is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of theinvention will now be quite apparent without a more detailed descriptionthereof. i

It will be seen that because of the novel frame structure provided thatthe conventional parts of a grain binder may be supported on aconventional tractor to be carried thereby from place to place.

It will further be seen that the platform may be adjusted to accommodatea hillside or thev like and that the reel may be raised and lowered toaccommodate'the heightl of the grain. The present embodiment of theinvention has been disclosed indetail merely by wayof example since inactual practice it attains thefeatures of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe'combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdepartingfrom the spirit or scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimedor sac-V rificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my inventiom Iclaim asnewis: Y f y 1. As a newarticle of manu-facture, an

attachment frame for supporting the parts what Vof a binder on a tractorcomprising a bar bent to providea- U-shaped: portion one' l'egf'of-which lmerges into va ,relatively longY Sida wardly extendingYarm,'merging into" 'af Idepending 'armfsaid dependiiigarmmerging into arearwardly extending side arm, the other leg of the U-shaped portionmerging into a relatively short sidewardly extending arm which in turnmerges yinto a rearwardly extending side bar;

2. As a. new article of manufacture, anattachment frame for supportingthe parts of a binder on a tractor comprising a bar bent to provide aU-shaped portion one leg of which merges into a relatively long side-Wardly extending arm merging into adepending arm, said depending armmerging'y into a rearwardly extending side arm, the

other leg ofl the 'U-shaped portion merging into a relatively shortsidewardly extending arm which in turn merges into a rearwardlyextending side bar, inwardly disposed extensions on the second mentionedside bar, a ris! ing arm on the first mentioned side bar terminating inan inwardly directed extension.

3. In a binder structu re, a bracket, a frame, means for adjustablymounting `the bracket on the frame, a reelv journaled on saidbracket and including a shaft, a second shaft journaled on the frame, alink engaged with the second shaft, a link engaged with the first shaft,a shaft pivotally connecting the links,

a chain and sprocket connection between the A first and third shaft anda chain and sprocket y Y mechanism between the ysecond and third

